THE BACKSTORY:Shortly after CTV cancelled SYTYCD Canada (due to the judges shenanigans, obviously), CBC began work on picking up one of Canada's most popular reality shows.

Shortly after the holiday season, CBC began contacting various Canadian celebrites to become a part of the show, though Leah Miller was interestingly enough not contacted. With Tre, Jean-Marc, Luther and Blake signing on again, CBC was ready to go ahead with production on a fifth season of SYTYCD Canada.

THE FORMAT:Unlike in seasons three and four, the judges weren't allowed to pick 22 contestants and mess everything up. And unlike in seasons one and two, they can't make it a Top 20 either. See, CBC is considering this a test season for the new So You Think You Can Dance Canada and the show will only feature a Top 16 this year. And so BCCE can have an even 100 dancers.

Six dancers who had been so close multiple times were called back into the Top 16, and they will be joined by ten new dancers from all across Canada. So who are they? Well, that will all be revealed shortly...

For the first three weeks, your Top 16 will dancing as pairs, though the couples will change every week. Once Top 10 hits, however, Canadian all-stars will be brought in to dance with the contestants until the finale. For Top 8 week, contestants will resume doing contestant/contestant routines.

ANA PETROVKSI — sytycdfan123STATS: 27 | Ballroom | Moscow, RussiaAUDITION CITY: Montreal, QuebecINFLUENCES: Anya Garnis | Iveta Lukosiute | Yuliya ZavadskaBIOGRAPHY: Immigrating from Russia to Canada as a young child, Ana is ready to become Canada's first female ballroom champion. She has the attitude (and the trophies) to back her up, but could her age and confidence hinder her?

GRACE HILLSTATS: 23 | Broadway | Fairview, AlbertaAUDITION CITY: Calgary, AlbertaINFLUENCES: [Female Version of] Evan Kasprzak | Jess LeProtto | Neil HaskellBIOGRAPHY: Canada continues to be one-step ahead of the game by putting through the first female broadway dancer, young Grace Hill from Fairview, Alberta. Grace's quirky nature quickly attracted the judges and she easily impressed them throughout finals week to earn a spot in the Top 16.

GABRIEL FONTAINESTATS: 20 | Ballroom | Trois-Riveres, QuebecAUDITION CITY: Montreal, QuebecINFLUENCES: Christian Millette | Danny Arbour | Vincent DesjardinsBIOGRAPHY: Hoping to continue the trend that S2's Vincent Desjardins and S4's Christian Millette left behind, Gabriel hopes to use his boyish good looks with his surprising masculine technique to become an underdog in the competition and win.

KYLE JOHNSSTATS: 23 | Contemporary | Vernon, British ColumbiaAUDITION CITY: Calgary, AlbertaINFLUENCES: Janick Arseneau | Jeff Mortensen | Shane SimpsonBIOGRAPHY: Kyle's inclusion into the Top 16 was a shock to him and his family, as he has only been dancing for a few years. Though the judges criticized his technique as lacking, he failed to disappoint them (because they had trouble remembering him) and made the Top 16.

MARK MICHAELS — JessSTATS: 21 | Contemporary, Jazz | Halifax, Nova ScotiaAUDITION CITY: St. John, New BrusnwickINFLUENCES: Mackenzie Green | Matt Marr | Nico ArchambaultBIOGRAPHY: Highly skilled in hip-hop, contemporary and jazz, Mark hopes to get the full dance experience and the training in other, new styles as well during his journey on SYTYCD Canada.

JADE OH — *WallaceSTATS: 18 | Jazz | Quispamsis, New BrunswickAUDITION CITY: St. John, New BrunswickINFLUENCES: Clarice Ordaz | Jayme Rae Dailey | Melanie MahBIOGRAPHY: Though the judges initially worried if Jade could handle the different styles and maturity to each routine with her young age. She ultimately proved them wrong, with both a fierce solo and even fiercer acting in her routines during finals week.

KAITILIN MORRISON — ErestorSTATS: 24 | Contemporary | Woodstock, OntarioAUDITION CITY: Toronto, OntarioINFLUENCES: Lindsay Leuschner | Nathalie Heath | Tara-Jean PopowichBIOGRAPHY: Impressing the judges with her girl-next-door demeanor and commanding solos on the stage, Kaitilin is an early favorite to win. Though she struggled with hip-hop during finals week, it was her amazing contemporary technique that sent her through.

SEAN DOUGLAS — Zak9369STATS: 22 | Hip-Hop | Toronto, CanadaAUDITION CITY: Toronto, CanadaINFLUENCES: Charlie Bartley | Ivan Koumaev | Miles FaberBIOGRAPHY: As a young man fresh out of college, Sean is hoping SYTYCD Canada will not only give him the experience of a lifetime, but jumpstart his professional dance career. As a theatre major, Sean has no problem getting into character and can't wait to put his abs skills to good use.

SKY WEST — DensuSTATS: 21 | Ballroom | Jasper, AlbertaAUDITION CITY: Calgary, AlbertaINFLUENCES: Denitsa Ikonomova | Heidi Groskreutz | Lacey SchwimmerBIOGRAPHY: Young and ready to take the competition by storm, Sky is also ready to become Canada's first female ballroom champion. Could her fierce personality and slutty form of ballroom (but ultimately classy, because SYTYCD Canada is a family show, after all) help her achieve that goal?